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We are Grand Park leading restoration company, we proudly serve residential and commercial customers throughout Florida and even offer emergency restoration services. Call today for professional cleanup services you can trust.
With our water damage cleanup & restoration service in Grand Park, Florida, we provide the exact type of services to help you during your moment of crisis and get your life back the way it was pre-flood event..
When a flood or any type of water event has resulted in damage to your home or commercial property, we know it can be a very stressful time for you and your family. The loss of personal items, some of which could be irreplaceable, is bad enough. When you begin to add up the costs of cleanup and recovery, things can get scary. The trained experts at Restoration Brothers Jacksonville have years of experience and training to guide you smoothly through each step of the restoration process, including handling the paperwork involved with your home insurance provider.
Restoration Brothers Jacksonville offers a complete line of property recovery services for fire, water and storm damage including flood and smoke removal, structural cleaning and decontamination, dehumidification, mold remediation, contents restoration, document and media recovery, electronics restoration, equipment and machinery decontamination, environmental services, general contracting and reconstruction services.
If you have flood damage that requires a service not listed above, call us today. We are confident that we can help you!
Flood damage can come out of nowhere, immediately wreaking havoc on your home. Also, the water damage could become a health hazard and lead to mold issues. Water damage shrinks leather, warps wood, damages the carpets, and causes other major problems. Immediate water damage removal is very important in preventing flood damage from further destroying your residential or commercial property.
Following severe weather in Grand Park Florida, a burst pipe, or other catastrophe that leads to flooding, makes water damage a real possibility. The first thing you should do is call our emergency flood damage repair experts so that we could extract, prevent, and resolve any damage. Here are some DIY tips for mitigating flood damage while waiting on our Grand Park water removal experts to arrive:
Position watertight barrier such as aluminum foil between furniture legs and wet carpeting.
After our Grand Park flood removal experts shows up, we can manage the harder water cleanup tasks. Cleaning water damage requires skilled specialists who know how to handle all possible consequences and outcomes. Not only does an emergency restoration expert need to know how to fix the cause of the flood damage, but they also must know where to look for the areas mold grows. All of our water restoration specialists in Grand Park, Florida are trained in water removal and flood damage removal services and are certified by the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) and the Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA).
We clean and dehumidify the affected areas to prevent mold growth.
Throughout each step of this procedure, we gently handle your possessions with extreme caution. We go to great lengths to guarantee mold isn't a problem after recovery and your indoor air quality is contaminant free.
The flood damage repair and restoration procedure begins with a comprehensive review of your premises, including a comprehensive damage assessment. Grand Park Flood Damage Repair Experts will decide the scope of the damage so we have the ability to develop the ideal plan of action.
We check for the source of water in your business or home and prevent it. The water source must be stopped before the drying process can start.
Our Water Damage Repair Experts in Grand Park, Florida have to establish the classification and kind of water to revive your home securely to business specifications. The kind of water contamination will affect the particular restoration processes used to restore your home.
We research the quantity of the flood damage and inspect the property
We inspect and evaluate your house to discover the extent of the damage. Additionally, we'll attempt to find security issues and explain them to you. If you know of any safety problems, such as asbestos or lead, please let us know about them.
We move furniture and property items and block items to help prevent furniture or rust stains on wet carpets.
Additionally, bad water extraction can lengthen the drying process significantly. Last, the most vital thing throughout the extraction is not exactly how much water is eliminated, but just how much is actually left behind. If heavy water extraction is not accessible, we'll have to eliminate all carpets cushioning to prevent prolonged drying times. If the carpet isn't eliminated, additional water will stay underneath the carpeting raising the prospect of there's secondary harm to your commercial or industrial property. Also, leading to needing more time and desired equipment to completely dry the property.
When hardwood is going through the drying process, complete extraction of the water is essential only as every other surface. Hardwood emergency water damage mats are utilized being put on the ground and connected to the vacuum cleaner. What is more, the time period required for a complete extraction is dependent on the whole quantity of water found on the ground. The procedure is totally done when it is completely observable by our water damage technician that there's no more visible water.
Removing interior water too fast, together with the pressure present out, could lead to structural damage to the home. What's more, if water isn't decreasing at the tech's expected speed, there is a possible water from external is not entering. Our water damage repair professionals avoid this issue by calculating the quantity of water within the area to find the flow rate required to take the water out to stop any structural damage to the house.
If our technician's inspection is done correctly, we could detect the progress made from the property. In addition to this, more significant than the beginning amount of water in the home is how much it had been eliminated and removed over time.
Normal inspection through the water reduction process by monitoring and assessing the property is accomplished by our water repair technicians to properly determine improvement.
The drying process is not fully complete until each the substances that were affected by secondary or water damage accomplish our drying goals, a.k.a a sterile normal significance receiving a moisture reading of a material that's been unaffected.
Our company guarantee a potent dry standard by applying this reading. It is set by using an untouched substance and comparing it to the affected giving us a goal that has to be achieved. This allows our experts to use it as a benchmark as it enables them to see normal moisture levels in the environment.
The water removal step removes nearly all the water out of your home or property. By doing a detailed water extraction, Experts help reduce the drying period and help to reduce mold and secondary flood damage. We utilize powerful pumps and truck-mounted vacuum parts to quickly eliminate tens of thousands or tens of thousands of gallons of water from your premises.
If your home requires extensive cleaning or restoration, Experts can run an organized, efficient move-out to protect your possessions from further damage.
Highly trained emergency restoration professionals will start the water mitigation process almost instantly. Based on the whole amount of water, we could use strong submersible pumps in addition to industrial power, wet/dry vacuums. This measure can help reduce drying time and helps to reduce mold and secondary water damage.
Remove Extra Water
Use Submersible Pumps and Industrial Wet/Dry Vacuums
Inspect the Carpet Pad and Carpet
Flood Professionals inspect the carpet and pad and determine if it should be eliminated to protect the subfloor.
Inspect Carpet Pad and Eliminate If Desired
Inspect Carpet and Remove If Desired
Dirt detectors, hygrometers, and other meters measure the magnitude of moisture modification.
Infrared cameras may be used to find"hidden" water inviting ceilings and walls.
Submersible and gas-powered pumps are used for continuous pumping of high-level water.
Truck-mounted and mobile extraction components perform effective water removal.
Following the flood mitigation, your walls and floors may seem dry at first glance, but they are still moist to the touch. Most construction materials, such as drywall and wood, are porous and will keep significant water. The retained water can cause these substances to warp, swell, or break and might also result in mold damage.
Our Grand Park Restoration Company will manipulate temperature and relative humidity to eliminate the residual moisture. We utilize specialized water drying equipment, such as industrial air movers and dehumidifiers, to remove water retained by building materials and other hard-to-access moisture. We carefully monitor the improvement using moisture meters before the materials return to suitable drying goals.
Use Dehumidification Equipment
Use Tracking Tools to Track Progress
Monitor Floor and Walls
We assess that the moisture levels to monitor the drying process.
Monitor Floors
Monitor Walls
Drying Equipment
Industrial-grade dehumidifiers help prevent secondary water damage such as swelling and a great deal of flooring, walls, and furniture.
High-speed air movers create warmth round walls, carpets, pads, and furniture, which accelerates the flow of moisture.
Your properties walls, floors, and other surfaces will most likely require professional cleaning remedies. Besides cleaning your home's construction, Grand Park Flood Damage Restoration professionals may even clean your possessions, such as upholstery, furniture, clothes, and other restorable private things, destroyed from the water. Flooding and water damage often require odor removal and deodorization remedies, because moist substances possess a disagreeable odor.
Water Damage Repair Grand Park specialize in restoring contents damaged by water, fire, or mold. Our expertise and"restore" versus"replace" mindset will help you to save money while maintaining precious keepsakes, such as photos and other personal items that can't be replaced.
Flood Restoration Grand Park Professionals are trained to spot and remove offensive odors with industrial air scrubbers and fogging equipment. This gear can effectively cure persistent and serious scents that average air fresheners and comparable remedies can not.
Odor Removal and Deodorization
Air Scrubbers and Fogging Equipment
Sanitizing Remedies
Based upon the circumstance, they could use antifungal, antifungal, or antibiotic remedies to wash your premises.
Antimicrobial and Antibacterial Treatments
Sanitizing and Disinfectant Treatments
Flood Damage Restoration and Repair Grand Park Experts will remove and dispose of damaged materials with advice from you along with your insurance adjuster.
Restoration, the last step in restoring your house, is the process of rebuilding your house or business to its pre-water damage state. Restoration may involve minor fixes, like replacing drywall and installing new carpeting, or may involve big repairs, such as the renovation of different places or rooms within a house or business.
If your home was damaged by a storm or water, the most immediate concern may consist of temporary protective measures to prevent additional property damage, such as tarping your damaged roof.
The following structure and repair services may be essential to restore your house to pre-water harm condition.
Our Restoration Company in Grand Park, Florida can simplify the recovery process by handling the initial water damage mitigation and rebuilding the affected areas. Having one capable repair company for the full repair and restoration process can save yourself time and keep cost low. We provide this continuity by supervising an entire range of repair services that will bring your property back to its initial state.
Grand Park is a neighborhood in Jacksonville, Florida with a population of 3,363. Grand Park is in Duval County. Living in Grand Park offers residents a suburban feel and most residents own their homes. Many families and retirees live in Grand Park and residents tend to be liberal. Grand Park is located in an area that's quite susceptible to water damage as a result of the usual heavy rain we encounter during the year. Additionally, it is very probable your home or commercial property will sooner or later face flood damage unless you have had repairs. Emergency restoration services are critical in commercial property, especially apartments, as consumer dissatisfaction because of inadequate upkeep proves difficult in increasing living spaces or retention. It's important to understand that water damage is very common in Grand Park, Florida. It takes only one uncontrolled source of water in just about any area of your house or office to cause significant damage. This type of flood damage is placed into one of two categories, gray and black water. Black water comes from outside water while gray water comes from inside your residence or commercial building. Additionally, leaky pipes, cracked walls, and ruined wood surfaces are clear signs of flood damage that needs restoration. If you find any stains in your ceilings it is also a sign of a water leak in your home. Call us today to schedule a free inspection of your home. If you think that your home could be experiencing flood damage you should immediately contact us. If water is left to stand, the humidity will start to grow and it will not be long before mold begins to grow. This can lead to serious health issues and cost that are considered through the mold removal procedure.


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Fine-Tune Your Fish-finder
As soon as I purchased my new skiff some three years ago, I had to have the latest and greatest fish-finder/GPS machine. I got it installed, but once I turned it on, problems followed. The software on my machine had some initial problems that were later corrected. Still, I needed to load a new version of the operating software.
That simple operation involved downloading the updated system from the manufacturer's Internet site onto a computer, transfering it to a storage device and plugging that into my finder/GPS unit for automatic update. I somehow botched the operation and had to send the unit back. The manufacturer reloaded everything and promptly returned it.
Doing some Internet research on my new unit, I quickly set a few basic parameters and barely touched the settings again. It worked well, much better than the 15-year-old unit I'd had before, but I couldn't help thinking I wasn't using the machine's full potential. This winter I decided to fix that.
Beneath the Iceberg
The electronic fish-finder is the most revolutionary tool available to anglers. It's a tool with a story that dates back to the sinking of the Titanic.
The part of the iceberg hit by the cruise ship was underwater and unobservable to the navigating crew. After that disaster, work immediately began on how to detect below-surface objects. First developed was an echo-ranging apparatus based on the navigational methods of dolphins.
Reginald Fessenden, a Canadian working for a U.S. company in Boston, patented the first workable sonar —Sound Navigation and Ranging — device in 1912. Submarine warfare in the Battle of the Atlantic during World War II greatly accelerated its development, first by Britain, then the U.S.
The fish-finders we use today are spinoffs of that defense technology. Over the years, they have become so accurate and complex that they are prohibited from export by U.S. law. They're so sophisticated that many anglers — I being a poster boy — fail to get the most from their units. There are just too many options for a simple fisherman like me to comprehend, let alone remember how they interact.
Learning the Machine
There is, however, a solution for us technologically inept. Almost all retailers of such units have at least one employee expert in their setup and use. In talking to a number of them over the last week, I have found them all eager to help, especially during the slow times of winter. Just disconnect your unit from the boat and take it to the store.
The expert there can hook it up in-house and go over the settings, explain the options and suggest changes for your type of fishing.
There also may be software upgrades available from the manufacturer. These are generally free and can be downloaded pretty easily.
It is wise to call ahead to make sure that the right technician will be on hand and that they service your brand.
If you have a GPS (the satellite-based Global Positioning System) unit combined with your fish-finder, you can review it as well. You can also discuss aftermarket products, such as navigational map overlays.
Wintertime is slow for both marine stores and anglers. Availing yourself now of the expertise that the stores offer will pay off in fish in the box and fun on the water in 2014.

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Acrylamide: Snack Food Cancer Risk or Not?
If warnings about fat, sodium, and empty calories did not stop you from eating your favorite fried and starchy snack foods, how about warnings about acrylamide? Acrylamide made headlines in 2002, when researchers first found high levels of acrylamide, a potentially cancer-causing agent, in a number of common foods. But, what is acrylamide? And should you avoid foods containing it?
A Natural By-product of Cooking Certain Foods
Acrylamide is an odorless, colorless chemical agent used to manufacture certain chemicals, plastics and dyes, which may have the potential for causing cancer in humans. A Swedish study published in the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry was the first to report that frying or baking at high temperatures (greater than 250°F [121ºC]) for prolonged periods of time could create acrylamide in many types of food, particularly starchy foods, such as:
- French fries
- Potato chips
- Crackers
- Certain types of fried or baked bread
- Some processed cereals
Researchers in Norway, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Canada, and the United States conducted food analyses and came up with similar findings to the Swedish study. According to a survey by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a large order of fast food French fries had at least 300 times more acrylamide than what the United States Environmental Protection Agency allows in a glass of water. The amount of acrylamide varied according to the type of food and, in some cases, the brand of a particular food. French fries had one of the highest amounts of acrylamide.
Dietary Acrylamide and Cancer
Scientists have concluded that acrylamide causes ]]>cancer]]> in laboratory rats when ingested in large amounts. And large quantities of acrylamide have been found to cause nerve damage in humans. But so far, there is no evidence that the tiny amounts of acrylamide in cooked foods can cause cancer or other harmful effects when ingested by people.
According to the American Council on Science and Health, human cancer risk from dietary acrylamide cannot be adequately assessed when based exclusively on high-dose studies in laboratory animals. They believe that the acrylamide food studies probably caused unnecessary anxiety in consumers.
Study Finds Absence of Evidence
A study published in the British Journal of Cancer found no evidence that eating foods high in acrylamide increases the risk of cancer of the large bowel, ]]>bladder]]>, and ]]>kidney]]>. In the study, researchers from Harvard School of Public Health and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden compared the diets of close to 1,000 cancer patients and more than 500 healthy adults over a five-year period.
The researchers found that people who ate the most acrylamide were at no greater risk of cancer than those who ate less. They also found that people who ate moderate to high levels of acrylamide had no higher risk of any of the types of cancer studied. The researchers note, however, that the relation of risk to acrylamide content in all foods could not be established.
A similar study by Dr. Mucci was published in the International Journal of Cancer. The study also failed to find any relationship between acrylamide intake and ]]>colon cancer]]> in women. Also, a study looking at acrylamide and ]]>breast cancer]]> in Swedish women did not find any association between the two.
But Is This Evidence of Absence?
Although research provides some evidence that there is no link between dietary intake of acrylamide and major types of cancer, more research is necessary. The United States Food and Drug Administration is now working to develop a better understanding of how acrylamide is chemically formed, how to measure its presence in food, and how it functions in the human body.
What Is a Consumer to Do?
Many consumers feel reassured by the two Harvard studies on dietary acrylamide and cancer. Others remain somewhat wary and have cut back on their consumption of fries, potato chips, and other known acrylamide-containing foods. What is a consumer to do?
When it comes to acrylamide in food, the American Institute for Cancer Research stresses that consumers keep the following points in mind:
- French fries, potato chips, crackers, and other high-acrylamide foods are often high in calories and low in nutritional value. High consumption of these foods has been linked to increased cancer risk for reasons that have nothing to do with acrylamide. People who eat lots of these foods tend to crowd other foods off the plate (foods such as vegetables, fruits, beans and whole grains, which have been shown to provide protection against certain types of cancer). Eating a lot of fat and calories also contributes to ]]>obesity]]>, which can increase the risk for many cancers.
If you are concerned about cancer risk:
- Increase your consumption of plant foods, especially a variety of ]]>fruits and vegetables]]>.
- Limit your consumption of fried, fatty, and salty foods.
- ]]>Get regular physical activity]]>.
- ]]>Maintain a healthful weight]]>.
- Limit consumption of alcohol.
- ]]>Do not smoke]]>.
The World Health Organization (WHO) and regulatory agencies of the United States, United Kingdom, Sweden, Norway, and Germany have not recommended any changes in dietary habits on the basis of the current evidence concerning acrylamide in food. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the scientific community will continue to evaluate data and determine appropriate recommendations, as necessary.
Center for Science in the Public Interest
United States Food and Drug Administration
Canadian Council on Food and Nutrition
Dietitians of Canada
Acrylamide in food and cancer risk. National Cancer Institute website. Available at: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/risk/acrylamide-in-food. Accessed May 4, 2009.
AICR statement on acrylamide. American Institute for Cancer Research website. Available at: http://www.aicr.org/. Accessed April 16, 2003.
American Council on Science and Health website. Acrylamide in food: is it a real threat to public health? Available at: http://www.acsh.org. Accessed April 16, 2003.
DynaMed Editors. Breast cancer in women. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed/. Updated April 4, 2011. Accessed April 13, 2011.
Mucci L, Dickman P, Steineck G, et al. Dietary acrylamide and cancer of the large bowel, kidney, and bladder: absence of an association in a population-based study in Sweden. Br J Cancer. 2003;88:84-89.
Mucci LA, Sandin S, Bälter K, et al. Acrylamide intake and breast cancer risk in Swedish women. JAMA. 2005 Mar 16;293(11):1326-1327.
New tests confirm acrylamide in American foods. Center for Science in the Public Interest website. Available at: http://www.cspinet.org/new/200206251.html. Accessed April 16, 2003
Tareke E, Rydberg P, Karlsson P, et al. Analysis of acrylamide, a carcinogen formed in heated foodstuffs, J Agri and Food Chem. 2002;50:4988-5006.
Turning up the heat on acrylamide. United States Food and Drug Adminstration website. Available at: http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2003/103_food.html. Accessed March 25, 2003
Acrylamide ouestions and answers. United States Food and Drug Adminstration website. Available at: http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/FoodContaminantsAdulteration/ChemicalContaminants/Acrylamide/UCM053569. Updated May 13, 2009. Accessed April 13, 2011.
Last reviewed April 2011 by ]]>Brian Randall, MD]]>
Please be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
Copyright © 2007 EBSCO Publishing All rights reserved.


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Dead Letter Circus, 'I Am' – Exclusive Lyric Video Premiere
Aussie rockers Dead Letter Circus are unleashing 'I Am' as the newest single off their latest album, 'The Catalyst Fire,' and Loudwire is serving up the exclusive premiere of the lyric video for the song.
The backdrop for the video is a constellation of stars with a circular steam in the night sky clearing the way for the song's lyrics. Speaking about the song, vocalist Kim Benzie tells Loudwire, "'I Am' was one of those amazing songs that just fell into place and wrote itself. We are super proud to be the vessel for this one."
The song has a trance-like groove that draws in the listener. Benzie's powerful vocals and some mesmerizing guitar work from Tom Skerlj and Clint Vincent make this one of the standout tracks on 'The Catalyst Fire.'
'The Catalyst Fire' was issued back in August and also features the first single 'Lodestar.' If you like what you hear, be sure to pick up Dead Letter Circus' 'The Catalyst Fire' at iTunes. The band is touring the U.S. during the month of November with Periphery. Dates can be found here.


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Wow - how much fun was the Giveaway event at Sew Mama Sew?! I was blown away by how many people popped by and entered the giveaway - and I didn't even have that many people compared to some of the other blogs involved.
So what did I learn from this experience:
- That it's not coming into Summer for everyone out there, doh! Sorry to all the folks in the Southern Hemisphere who kindly told me what they were planning on making in Winter!!
- That I should get myself to the local library more often. Turns out a lot of you have been checking the "Bend the Rules" book out of the library....why have I never thought about checking out the crafting books there....rooky mistake I think!
- That there are going to be a lot of very busy crafters over the next few months.
- That there are a lot of really lovely blogs out there. Thanks to everyone who pointed me in the direction of their blog...I have a lot of reading to do now!!
- That my ipod can't cope very well with so many e-mails coming into my Hotmail account! Ha.
Anyway, shall we get on with the big reveal?! I think so.....
The Random Number Generator has spoken:
The lucky number is 112...who was:
Millie from Needles and Haystacks!
Congratulations Millie - I've sent you an e-mail asking for your address and I'll get the goods in the post to you as soon as possible.
Thanks to everyone who entered - if I could give you all a prize, I would!
And it's Bank Holiday weekend this weekend - woohoo! I'm working on a Pendrell which I hope to finish this weekend as well as hemming the lace dress that I eluded to recently. Hopefully I can share my makes with you all soon - this blog has definitely been a little lacking in finished items recently!!!


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South Dakota Voters Reject Sales Hikes, Grants
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota voters have rejected a proposal to raise the state sales tax to provide more money for schools and the Medicaid program that provides health care to low-income people.
A teachers union and a health care organization collected signatures to put the proposal on the ballot after Gov. Dennis Daugaard and the Republican-dominated Legislature cut state funding last year for school districts and medical facilities that serve Medicaid patients.
The measure would have raised the state sales tax from 4 percent to 5 percent and was expected to raise an estimated $180 million a year. Half would have gone to school districts and half to Medicaid.
South Dakota voters have also rejected Gov. Dennis Daugaard's plan to give incentive grants to large construction projects.
The Republican-controlled Legislature passed a bill last year at the governor's urging to provide grants to companies to get them to expand or relocate to South Dakota.
The state Democratic party, however, said the estimated $16 million a year in grants would be better used to help fund schools. It gathered enough signatures to put the measure on the ballot for a public vote.
The grants would have been paid for with 22 percent of the receipts from the contractor's excise tax.
South Dakota for years has had a program that refunds construction taxes for large industrial projects, but it expires at the end of this year.
Opponents say such funding decisions should be left to the governor and the Legislature.
Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Material may not be redistributed.


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We Passionately Invest in Technology-driven Ideas and the People who Value them.
Our Story and Our People.
While the world was oohing and ahhing at the enormity of 16 MB of RAM and 1 MB 3.5-inch floppy disks in 1996, Jason Perry was hunkered down in a two-person office in
Chicago's mammoth Merchandise Mart with an HTML programmer, a phone and 1,000 purchased leads, calling companies who might be interested in having his new company, Azavar Technologies, build one of those "websites" they might have heard about.
To Jason, it was crystal clear that websites were going to be must-haves for any company doing business—anywhere and everywhere. He'd been in the right place at the right time in the early 1990s while on campus at the University of Illinois to see technology's future develop before his eyes as the Mosaic browser changed the web world with its GUI and hyperlinks. He'd used his knack for mathematics and marketing to develop HTML pages to support the early days of NetMath, the university's long-distance mathematics learning program. And now, it was time to be an Internet pioneer in the business world.
Jason's enthusiasm for making technology business-friendly was (and still is) palpable. In those early years, Azavar built websites for companies who were willing to take a chance, from suburban veterinarians to downtown law firms. Up late one night working, Jason answered the phone at 4 a.m. and landed a big breakout client who was impressed with his dedication. (We still wonder when Jason sleeps…)
Now—more than 20 years and three offices later—Azavar Technologies is still a team of enthusiasts who are absolutely fascinated with how the latest in technology can help businesses in the real world solve real business problems. We got here one right team member at a time and one right client at a time. We hope you join us soon.
Jason Perry launches Azavar Technologies
Opened offices in Chicago's Merchandise Mart.
First company to successfully integrate UNIX-based BPCS Enterprise Resource Planner (ERP) software with a front-end web application.
Opened offices in Chicago's Loop on Wabash Avenue.
Awarded Summit Creative award (Silver) for excellence in creativity.
Awarded Best Newsletter Campaign by the Internet Advertising Competition (IAC).
Gave web developers the view of Lake Michigan from new offices on Jackson Boulevard.
Three Bronze Stevie Awards from American Business Awards


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Far too often, people make the mistake of assuming that lung cancer only affects people who smoke, but the disease can affect anyone. In fact, approximately 10 percent of patients with lung cancer have never smoked and approximately 50 percent of newly diagnosed lung cancer patients have already quit smoking.
Until recently, the "one-size-fits-all" approach was the standard way to treat lung cancer patients. However, there are several different types of the disease, and the treatment approach for some patients may be determined by the underlying genetic makeup of his or her tumor.
"By working with my doctor and asking questions, we were able to create a treatment plan that corresponded to my needs as an individual patient, not as a disease," says Jill Feldman, a 43-year-old lung cancer patient. Feldman is involved with Lung Cancer Profiles (www.lungcancerprofiles.com), a national campaign developed by six lung cancer advocacy groups and Pfizer Oncology, which aims to reduce the stigma attached to lung cancer and raise awareness of molecular testing.
Dr. Shane Dormady, Valley Medical Oncology Consultants, is a leading expert in the field and has been working with lung cancer patients for more than 10 years. He has witnessed how stressful it can be for patients when they are diagnosed with lung cancer, and he understands the multitude of questions that might be running through their minds at that time.
"It's important to research your options and get answers to three important questions early on in your lung cancer diagnosis," says Dr. Dormady. "Patients should first ask their doctor what type of lung cancer they have and then second ask whether a molecular test can help determine the genetic makeup of their tumor."Dr. Dormady lastly goes on to emphasize patients should find out if there are treatments available to them based on the genetic makeup of their tumor. The treatment landscape is constantly evolving, and it's crucial to get the answers to these questions to determine the best path forward in your cancer care. There are a variety of options available, including chemotherapy, radiation, biomarker driven therapy and enrollment in a clinical trial.
Consult with your doctor to find out if testing is right for you.
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Left Coast Roast: A Guide to the Best Coffee and Roasters From San Francisco to Seattle
Hanna Neuschwander, director of communications at the graduate school, writes a caffeine-fueled guide to 55 key coffee companies in Washington, Oregon, and northern California. Profiles describe each company's background, roasting history, and style, and explain how to visit and order beans for home brewing. The book also includes notes on lingo, varieties, roasting basics, and how to brew the perfect cup of joe.
Timber Press, 2012. 296 pages.


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This past weekend turned out to be a special treat as a colleague and I attended the Eastern Kentucky Genealogy and History Conference in Paintsville Kentucky! We not only manned the Kentucky Historical Society information table, but were doubly honored with invitations to speak. This event was already special in a personal way as my Grandmother's roots are very strong in this part of Kentucky. Since I had not been to the area since I was about 13, the excitement of going back was exhilarating. Within my presentation I had already planned on including a couple of slides outlining my family connections to the area in the hopes of finding some Pace, Connelly, Salyers, Musick, Caudill cousins. What I had not planned on was the cousin encounters that took place!
As I have explored previously in older posts, our family left the Magoffin, Floyd and Johnson County areas of Kentucky to re-settle in the Portsmouth Ohio area during the 1920s. The patriarch of the family, Albert Pace, had just died and our family seriously had a lot of mouths to feed. This,of course,would require more opportunities for work,which were just not available at the time. So, my great Grandmother, Fannie Connelly Pace took the family up north to create a new life. The group embraced Ohio and settled there permanently, but we never forgot our Kentucky connections.
Scioto County Genealogical Society. This piqued my interest immediately, and was eagerly anticipating the arrival of the folks who would be manning this table for the weekend. Ironically, the sweet ladies who arrived to perform this task on Saturday were none other than my close Pace cousins! Carolyn and her daughter Jodi are also descendants of Albert Pace and Fannie and have been our champions for the Pace/Connelly family reunions over the past several decades! In fact, if it was not for Carlolyn's dedication over the years, I'm sure this reunion would have faded away many years ago. These two also continue their faithful work in regards to the family by making several trips to the Paintsville area each year to help with cemetery maintenance and fostering family connections.
For anyone with Eastern Kentucky roots, you should really put this event on your yearly calendars! The folks responsible for this event are wonderful to work with and the attendees are so welcoming.....always hoping to make new cousin connections. Probably the most rewarding aspect of this conference: listening to the stories passed down through the varied generations. Kentucky is known for its strong oral traditions, and this conference is one of those places that allows you to bask in that tradition - transporting you back in time and celebrating our proud heritage!
BTW, as promised to my audience, here is the snap I took of your lovely faces!
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Martyr Matrona of Thessalonica - Troparion & Kontakion
Troparion — Tone 3
With undaunted spirit you preserved the Faith, / and your soul, Matrona, was not enslaved by the cruelty of your torturers. / You excelled in contest, slaying the crafty one / and were mystically wedded to the Lord of creation. / Fervently entreat him to deliver us from all harm!
Kontakion — Tone 4
Filled with the light of the Spirit, O Matrona, / you regarded your prison cell as a bridal chamber; / and from it you hastened to your radiant dwelling in the heavens, crying out: / "In divine love for You, O Word, I gladly endured scourgings."


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Bob Casey (April 11, 1925 - March 27, 2005) was the only public address announcer in Minnesota Twins history until 2005. He started announcing Twins games when the franchise moved to Minnesota from Washington, D.C., in 1961.
Casey worked 44 seasons and more than 3,000 games for the Twins. He was inducted into the Twins' Hall of Fame in 2003.
Prior to working for the Twins, Casey served as the announcer of the Minneapolis Millers, a Triple-A team in the old American Association, for 10 years. He also worked for the Minneapolis Lakers and the Minnesota Vikings during his career.


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With advisors struggling daily to keep up with current events in the European debt crisis, they continue to assess what these changes will do to their clients' portfolios.
An understanding of where the global markets are headed in 2012 will certainly help nervous investors decide where to put their money. As a result, just about every economic commentator is focused on Europe (not to mention the U.S. budget mess in Washington) in year-end outlooks for 2012.
So where exactly is the troubled eurozone headed? The honest answer is that nobody really knows, which explains why analysts and market participants are watching the news out of Europe so closely. For the moment, the Federal Reserve has joined with five other central banks to lower the cost of dollar funding and the European Central Bank has dropped its key interest rate and is planning to lend banks as much money as they need for the next three years.
Looking ahead to 2012, market strategists and portfolio managers are combing through the data in a search for investment opportunities next year. Here's what the experts are saying:
J.P. Morgan Funds Chief Market Strategist David Kelly (left) said in a Nov. 29 conference call that Europe "is very far from the end game," and more recently, in a Dec. 5 note, wrote that stocks generally look cheap around the world and U.S. Treasuries, Japanese government bonds and German Bunds look expensive. Not surprisingly, Kelly is overweight equities and underweight fixed income.
Throughout this year, he wrote, markets have been volatile in response to two extremes: "an extreme in valuations and an extreme in uncertainty."
Kelly didn't fail to mention on the call that even as Europe is struggling, the United States is bringing its own problems of political economy to the investment table. "The single biggest threat to the U.S. economy is the decisions that Congress needs to make before the end of the year," he said.
While current events may provide an opportunity for long-term investors, it is important to remain balanced for a number of reasons, Kelly wrote: "First, with growth apparently turning negative in Europe and slowing down in emerging markets, the global economy is losing steam. In such a situation, it is never clear quite where the bottom is. Second, while policy-makers in Europe and the U.S. have the opportunity to make some good decisions over the next two weeks they certainly also have the opportunity to make further bad ones."
Even though there has been a pickup in the United States, companies in fourth-quarter 2011 have faced headwinds from a slowdown in global economies, some in the emerging markets but especially Europe. The U.S. dollar is higher, driving inflation up in the States and hurting foreign profits, said Kelly, adding that U.S. stocks are decoupling from European stocks.
"Going into 2012, we need to reassure investors with the things that we know how to reassure them about," Kelly said on the call. "But people should not head for cash. Cash is paying them zero, and it will cost them in the long run."
LPL Financial Chief Market Strategist Jeff Kleintop believes that the European debt dilemma and the U.S. presidential elections will hold "meaningful consequences" for investors in 2012.
In his 2012 market outlook, "Meeting in the Middle," Kleintop wrote that investors can position themselves to profit from opportunities and protect from risks.
"While the last few years have been highlighted with record swings in market returns and widely oscillating economic data, we expect 2012 will be less about the fringes and more about the middle," Kleintop wrote. "While moving away from the drastic extremes will be a welcome environment for whipsawed investors, the center offers its own distinct challenges and opportunities. In 2012, finding a middle ground is going to be key for growth in the markets and economy."
LPL's predictions for next year look like this:
- The U.S. economy will grow at a modest rate of about 2%, while emerging markets post stronger growth and Europe experiences a mild recession.
- The U.S. stock market is likely to post an 8% to 12% gain, boosted by a slight improvement in valuations and mid-to-high single-digit earnings growth.
- Corporate bonds will post modest single-digit gains as interest rates rise and credit spreads narrow. The yield on the 10-year Treasury is likely to end the year around 3%.
S&P Capital IQ Global Markets Intelligence Managing Director Michael Thompson and V.P. Robert Keiser wrote in their Dec. 5 "Lookout Report" that market players are now less worried about near-term U.S. recession risks than they were in June, when total U.S. employment expanded by only 20,000 new jobs.
"However," they added, "anxiety over the economy persists as a consequence of bank liquidity contagion risks currently emanating primarily out of Europe."
The Standard and Poor's analysts said the 2008 crisis showed that severe economic downturns can be triggered by disruptions to bank liquidity. The difference this time, they noted, is that the European debt crisis is centered around a currency-unified financial system under the direction of the fiscally conservative European Central Bank.
But the end result will be the same if banks inhibit liquidity from flowing to the private sector, according to Thompson and Keiser.
"The challenge currently facing global policymakers is how to chart a course for moderate but sustained economic growth in an environment where regulators are demanding—and consumer behavior is adjusting to—a 'new normal' environment, broadly characterized by public- and private-sector deleveraging. The world to us appears to be quickly evolving from the prior loose fiscal and tight monetary regime to a tight fiscal but loose monetary policy supported global economy," they wrote.
Meanwhile, S&P Capital IQ Chief Equity Strategist Sam Stovall (left) on Dec. 9 suggested that the S&P 500 may rebound to the mid-to-upper teens in 2012. In fact, S&P Capital IQ's Investment Policy Committee forecasts that the S&P will end 2012 at 1,400, or a 13.5% advance over the Dec. 8 close of 1,234.


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- getXIdleTime :: Display -> IO Int
- data XScreenSaverState
- data XScreenSaverKind
- data XScreenSaverInfo = XScreenSaverInfo {
- type XScreenSaverNotifyEvent = (Window, Window, CInt, CInt, Bool, Time)
- xScreenSaverQueryExtension :: Display -> IO (Maybe (CInt, CInt))
- xScreenSaverQueryVersion :: Display -> IO (Maybe (CInt, CInt))
- xScreenSaverQueryInfo :: Display -> IO (Maybe XScreenSaverInfo)
- xScreenSaverSelectInput :: Display -> EventMask -> IO ()
- xScreenSaverSetAttributes :: Display -> Position -> Position -> Dimension -> Dimension -> Dimension -> CInt -> WindowClass -> Visual -> AttributeMask -> Ptr SetWindowAttributes -> IO ()
- xScreenSaverUnsetAttributes :: Display -> IO ()
- xScreenSaverSaverRegister :: Display -> ScreenNumber -> XID -> Atom -> IO ()
- xScreenSaverUnregister :: Display -> ScreenNumber -> IO Status
- xScreenSaverGetRegistered :: Display -> ScreenNumber -> XID -> Atom -> IO Status
- xScreenSaverSuspend :: Display -> Bool -> IO ()
- get_XScreenSaverNotifyEvent :: XEventPtr -> IO XScreenSaverNotifyEvent
- compiledWithXScreenSaver :: Bool
getXIdleTime :: Display -> IO IntSource
Simple wrapper around
xScreenSaverQueryInfo if you are only interested in
the idle time, in milliseconds. Returns 0 if the XScreenSaver extension is
not available
data XScreenSaverState Source
XScreenSaverState is for use in both XScreenSaverNotifyEvent and XScreenSaverInfo ScreenSaverCycle is not a valid value for use in XScreenSaverInfo ScreenSaverDisabled will not occur in an XScreenSaverNotifyEvent
The screen is not currently being saved; til-or-since specifies the number of milliseconds until the screen saver is expected to activate.
The screen is currently being saved; til-or-since specifies the number of milliseconds since the screen saver activated.
If this bit is set, ScreenSaverNotify events are generated whenever the screen saver cycle interval passes.
The screen saver is currently disabled; til-or-since is zero.
data XScreenSaverKind Source
Data type for use in a XScreenSaverInfo struct
The video signal to the display monitor was disabled.
A server-dependent, built-in screen saver image was displayed; either no client had set the screen saver window attributes or a different client had the server grabbed when the screen saver activated.
The screen saver window was mapped with attributes set by a client using the ScreenSaverSetAttributes request.
data XScreenSaverInfo Source
Representation of the XScreenSaverInfo struct.
xScreenSaverQueryInfo :: Display -> IO (Maybe XScreenSaverInfo)Source
xScreenSaverQueryInfo returns information about the current state of the screen server. If the xScreenSaver extension is not available, it returns Nothing
xScreenSaverSelectInput :: Display -> EventMask -> IO ()Source
xScreenSaverSelectInput asks that events related to the screen saver be generated for this client. If no bits are set in event-mask, then no events will be generated.
|:: Display
|-> Position
|-> Position
|-> Dimension
|-> Dimension
|-> Dimension
border width
|-> CInt
depth (
|-> WindowClass
|-> Visual
visual (
|-> AttributeMask
|-> Ptr SetWindowAttributes
XScreenSaverSetAttributes sets the attributes to be used the next time the external screen saver is activated. If another client currently has the attributes set, a BadAccess error is generated and the request is ignored.
Otherwise, the specified window attributes are checked as if they were used in a core CreateWindow request whose parent is the root. The override-redirect field is ignored as it is implicitly set to True. If the window attributes result in an error according to the rules for CreateWindow, the request is ignored.
Otherwise, the attributes are stored and will take effect on the next activation that occurs when the server is not grabbed by another client. Any resources specified for the background-pixmap or cursor attributes may be freed immediately. The server is free to copy the background-pixmap or cursor resources or to use them in place; therefore, the effect of changing the contents of those resources is undefined. If the specified colormap no longer exists when the screen saver activates, the parent's colormap is used instead. If no errors are generated by this request, any previous screen saver window attributes set by this client are released.
When the screen saver next activates and the server is not grabbed by another client, the screen saver window is created, if necessary, and set to the specified attributes and events are generated as usual. The colormap associated with the screen saver window is installed. Finally, the screen saver window is mapped.
The window remains mapped and at the top of the stacking order until the screen saver is deactivated in response to activity on any of the user input devices, a ForceScreenSaver request with a value of Reset, or any request that would cause the window to be unmapped.
If the screen saver activates while the server is grabbed by another client, the internal saver mechanism is used. The ForceScreenSaver request may be used with a value of Active to deactivate the internal saver and activate the external saver.
If the screen saver client's connection to the server is broken while the screen saver is activated and the client's close down mode has not been RetainPermanent or RetainTemporary, the current screen saver is deactivated and the internal screen saver is immediately activated.
When the screen saver deactivates, the screen saver window's colormap is uninstalled and the window is unmapped (except as described below). The screen saver XID is disassociated with the window and the server may, but is not required to, destroy the window along with any children.
When the screen saver is being deactivated and then immediately reactivated (such as when switching screen savers), the server may leave the screen saver window mapped (typically to avoid generating exposures).
xScreenSaverUnsetAttributes :: Display -> IO ()Source
XScreenSaverUnsetAttributes instructs the server to discard any previ‐ ous screen saver window attributes set by this client.
xScreenSaverSaverRegister :: Display -> ScreenNumber -> XID -> Atom -> IO ()Source
XScreenSaverRegister stores the given XID in the _SCREEN_SAVER_ID prop‐ erty (of the given type) on the root window of the specified screen. It returns zero if an error is encountered and the property is not changed, otherwise it returns non-zero.
xScreenSaverUnregister :: Display -> ScreenNumber -> IO StatusSource
XScreenSaverUnregister removes any _SCREEN_SAVER_ID from the root win‐ dow of the specified screen. It returns zero if an error is encoun‐ tered and the property is changed, otherwise it returns non-zero.
xScreenSaverGetRegistered :: Display -> ScreenNumber -> XID -> Atom -> IO StatusSource
XScreenSaverGetRegistered returns the XID and type stored in the _SCREEN_SAVER_ID property on the root window of the specified screen. It returns zero if an error is encountered or if the property does not exist or is not of the correct format; otherwise it returns non-zero.
xScreenSaverSuspend :: Display -> Bool -> IO ()Source
XScreenSaverSuspend temporarily suspends the screensaver and DPMS timer
if suspend is
True, and restarts the timer if suspend is
This function should be used by applications that don't want the
screensaver or DPMS to become activated while they're for example in
the process of playing a media sequence, or are otherwise continuously
presenting visual information to the user while in a non-interactive
state. This function is not intended to be called by an external
screensaver application.
If XScreenSaverSuspend is called multiple times with suspend set to
True, it must be called an equal number of times with suspend set to
False in order for the screensaver timer to be restarted. This
request has no affect if a client tries to resume the screensaver with‐
out first having suspended it. XScreenSaverSuspend can thus not be
used by one client to resume the screensaver if it's been suspended by
another client.
If a client that has suspended the screensaver becomes disconnected from the X server, the screensaver timer will automatically be restarted, unless it's still suspended by another client. Suspending the screensaver timer doesn't prevent the screensaver from being forceably activated with the ForceScreenSaver request, or a DPMS mode from being set with the DPMSForceLevel request.
XScreenSaverSuspend also doesn't deactivate the screensaver or DPMS if either is active at the time the request to suspend them is received by the X server. But once they've been deactivated, they won't automatically be activated again, until the client has canceled the suspension.


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A French-Egyptian proposal for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza and peace talks in Cairo between Israel and Palestinian factions appears to be gaining diplomatic traction. Israel has said it is considering the plan. It has also agreed to a daily three-hour pause in bombings to allow civilians to access essential supplies.
The diplomatic efforts come amid further bloody battles in Gaza. An Israeli attack on a United Nations-run school in northern Gaza killed more than 40 Palestinians. Israel's military said it fired on the building in response to Hamas rocket fire, one of 40 Israeli strikes on targets inside Gaza overnight Tuesday. Schools in Gaza are being used to shelter civilians fleeing the fighting, and the UN has denied that militants were present.
The Washington Post reports that the mortar attack on the school near Jabalya refugee camp is among the deadliest incidents in 11 days of fighting. The UN has called for an independent investigation and a diplomat condemned Israel and Hamas leaders for waging war in the impoverished territory. A senior hospital official said the Palestinian death toll in Gaza had reached 625, with more than 2,900 injured.
Tuesday's attack on the school came only hours after an Israeli missile struck a residential area in al-Bureij refugee camp, injuring seven U.N. workers in a nearby medical clinic, U.N. officials said. Late Monday, an Israeli airstrike on a U.N. school in Gaza City had killed three members of a family.
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called the attacks "totally unacceptable."
"After earlier strikes, the Israeli government was warned that its operations were endangering U.N. compounds," he said in a statement. "I am deeply dismayed that despite these repeated efforts, today's tragedies have ensued."
The Los Angeles Times reports that many families in Gaza have fled their homes since the conflict began. In some cases, houses are seen as unsafe because of their location near security force installations. Some have sought sanctuary in public shelters or moved to the homes of relatives.
But even many purely civilian neighborhoods aren't safe because Gaza militants often fire rockets from such areas and Israel continues to bomb the homes of Hamas commanders and buildings and mosques it believes are used as weapons storehouses. As a result, almost every neighborhood in Gaza is littered with sites that Israel considers legitimate military targets.
Israel's army said that among those who died at the school were "members of the military wing of the Hamas terror organization" who had fired on Israeli forces, Bloomberg reports. Israel says that Hamas and other militants use such civilian centers to launch attacks in a cynical effort to create human shields.
Israeli leaders say their offensive in Gaza is aimed at stopping rocket attacks by militants on Israeli civilians. On Dec. 27, the first day of the offensive, daily rocket attacks peaked at 76. That number is now fewer than 40. Up to 3,200 rockets and mortar shells have been fired into Israel since the start of 2008.
The Guardian reports that the latest cease-fire plan emerged after talks Tuesday between French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his Egyptian counterpart, Hosni Mubarak. Israel's cabinet was to meet Wednesday to consider the plan, as well as assess the military campaign in Gaza. Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert may opt to widen the offensive, however, despite the international pressure.
Sarkozy said he had presented the idea to Olmert. "I have good hope that the reaction of Israeli authorities will allow us to imagine an end to the operation they have undertaken in Gaza: that is, not only a ceasefire but a withdrawal."
The US secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, said she was "pleased" at the initiative, and Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, gave his support. Abbas had given an emotional appeal for a ceasefire to the UN security council. "Do not let one more Palestinian mother cry for her children. Do not allow it. Put an end to the massacre of my people. Let my people live, and let my people be free," he said.
Israel has yet to respond to the proposal but has been insisting in recent days that any deal must prevent the smuggling of weapons into Gaza across the Egyptian border.
Mr. Mubarak said the new plan includes a cease-fire for a specific period in order to allow the delivery of urgent aid and to give Egypt time to broker a permanent halt to hostilities, reports the Associated Press. The warring sides would meet to try to resolve underlying issues such as securing Gaza's borders, reopening crossings and ending Israel's "siege," he said. Egypt brokered a cease-fire between Hamas and Israel that expired last month.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told the [UN] Security Council that the United States, Israel's closest ally, understands "the urgency of an end to the fighting" and is working around the clock to achieve it.
But she cautioned that any solution must include an end to Hamas rocket and mortar attacks on southern Israel, the opening of all borders in Gaza, and an end to arms smuggling into the Palestinian territory.
Sakorzy also met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Tuesday during his diplomatic tour. Along with Iran, Syria is seen as a key backer of Hamas. In an interview with CNN, Mr. Assad said an Israeli pullout was needed to bring Hamas to the table.
"They are ready [to make a deal]," Al-Assad told CNN's Cal Perry in an exclusive interview. "They were ready, they are ready. Today, the factors have changed so the requirement will change at the same time.
"We cannot talk about the same condition, like what happened a few years ago. Otherwise, we'll keep moving from a cease-fire to another conflict to another breaking of this cease-fire and so on. The more blood you have, the more difficult to talk about peace will be."
Al Qaeda, on the other hand, in an Internet message posted Tuesday, called for strikes on Western and Israeli targets worldwide in retaliation for the Gaza conflict, according to Reuters. US President-elect Barack Obama received a pointed critique.
"Hit the interests of the Zionists and crusaders wherever and in whichever way you can," [Al Qaeda second-in-command] Ayman al-Zawahri said in an audio tape posted on Islamist websites....
"We are keen to realize the vow of our Sheikh Osama bin Laden ... that America or anyone living there won't be able to even dream of security until we truly experience it in Palestine and until all infidel armies leave the lands of (Prophet) Mohammad," Zawahri [sic] said, citing a bin Laden message in 2001.


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Hundreds of millions of dollars of benefits spent in local economy
Lenoir County�s poor are contributing to the local economy � by the tune of nearly $357 million a year.
Rough estimates show about 40 percent of county residents are at twice the federal poverty line or below � one of the triggers for income-related government benefits. The benefits that go toward helping those in need, as a result, become an unlikely economic pillar.
�A lot of turnover in there of money that comes into our community, through (the state Department of Health and Human Services) and some of the other programs that we�re involved with at the Health Department and things like that, but there is a lot of money that rolls around in our community,� Lenoir County Economic Development Executive Director Mark Pope said. �So, yeah � it�s big.�
According to the Lenoir County Department of Social Services, residents received more than $204 million in government benefits in 2011, comprising Medicaid, day care subsidies and food assistance. State economists estimate $1 in benefits generated about $1.75 in economic impact within the county.
The latest statistics show 71 percent of those benefits comes from the federal government, 25 percent from the state and 4 percent from the county.
�It�s a double-edged sword,� Pope said. �We�re trying to increase jobs � and that�s the focus we in the Office of Economic Development as we try to get more companies to expand and locate in our county to create jobs for folks.�
He continued, �It�s a tough duty out there, but thinking through all the programs that we have, what we do in economic development, I think we�ve had a lot of success and been very blessed over the last six, seven years with the number of jobs and investment we have had, but there�s still folks who are unemployed and need jobs.�
Data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that Lenoir County typically has higher poverty rates and lower incomes than the state or national average over the past 20 years. Even in the best of times, poverty ran above 15 percent � it�s now about 25 percent.
With such a distinct amount or privation, there�s an extensive infrastructure to assure people who demonstrate a need for assistance to get it. Spurred by the NC FAST program (North Carolina Families Accessing Services through Technology), Lenoir County DSS staff have gone from specializing in individual federal and state programs to handling anything � a change initiated Tuesday.
�The day is coming when you won�t even have to come to DSS to get benefits,� Lenoir County DSS Director Susan Moore said about the online system�s ePass application process.
There have been issues, here and statewide, working with NC FAST. When the system makes an unintended mistake and denies someone benefits, DSS staffers have been stepping in to help.
�When the system has caused people not to get benefits, we have used emergency assistance money, we�ve used general assistance money, we have referred people to food banks � our staff even helped to replenish them,� Moore said. �We did jeans day � for $2, you can wear jeans to work, and we used that money to restock some of the food banks around town.
�We did that for three or four months, to help replenish, and we�ve managed to not have a whole lot of people discontented.�
As well, nonprofit groups are stepping in and providing assistance where they can.
�We distribute food to over 150 emergency food providers, like soup kitchens, food pantries, things of that nature,� said Jennifer Caslin, marketing, public and branch relations coordinator for the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina. �Last year, we distributed close to 9 million pounds of food to our agencies in the area, including about 3 million pounds of produce.�
MIT�s �Poverty in America� project calculated a full-time employee making minimum wage would be in poverty in Lenoir County unless their household is one single adult or one adult and one child.
�Forty percent of people we serve have at least one person working in the household,� Caslin said. �So, it�s quite a few people who do have jobs, but just cannot make it on what they�re making.�
Wes Wolfe can be reached at 252-559-1075 and firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @WolfeReports.
Total government benefits and economic impact in 2011
Lenoir County
Total benefits: $204.1 million, $3,439 per person
Economic impact: About $356.9 million
North Carolina, statewide
Total benefits: $13.3 billion, $1,385 per person
Economic impact: About $23.2 billion
Sources: Lenoir County Department of Social Services, Office of State Management and Budget, John Locke Foundation, Kaiser Family Foundation


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Reese Witherspoon and husband Jim Toth run into some trouble with the law in Atlanta, Ga. Plus, Jennifer Lawrence shows off a new, shorter haircut: See Us Weekly's top stories from April 20 and 21 in the roundup!
1. Reese Witherspoon's Mugshot: See the Star and Husband Jim Toth Post-Arrest
File this under things you never expected to see: Reese Witherspoon's mugshot. The Oscar-winning actress, 37, and her husband, CAA agent Jim Toth, were arrested shortly after midnight on April 19 in Atlanta, Ga. — and Us Weekly has the photos.
2. Reese Witherspoon, Jim Toth Arrested for Disorderly Conduct, DUI
The Devil's Knot star and her husband were arrested and briefly jailed after an officer pulled them over for swerving into the lane for oncoming traffic. The couple were booked at a nearby station on charges of driving under the influence (him) and disorderly conduct (her).
3. Jennifer Lawrence Rocks New Short Haircut at GLAAD Media Awards: Picture
Jennifer Lawrence has always been a cut above — and now she has the hair to match. On Saturday, April 20, the Silver Linings Playbook Oscar-winner debuted a short new 'do at the 2013 GLAAD Media Awards, where she helped introduce former President Bill Clinton.
4. Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo Will Raise Son Camden in Ohio
See ya, Hollywood! Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo are planning to raise their 7-month-old son Camden in the 98 Degrees singer's hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Behold, the royal baby bump! Six months into her first pregnancy, Kate Middleton is finally really showing — and it suits her well. On Sunday, April 21, the expectant Duchess of Cambridge attended the annual National Review of Queen's Scouts at Windsor Castle, where she offered one of the best glimpses yet of her growing belly.
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Posted: Sat 22 Sep 2007, 00:36
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Embedded Puppy controls ethernet camera, records on USB
Subject description: Does not always boot into X after power failure. Reward for solution
We are using Puppy Linux in an embedded mode on an
e-Box 2300
. The e-Box acts as an FTP server (running pureFTP) capturing images coming from an Ethernet camera. Custom software performs three basic functions:
1) Controls the camera by issuing commands.
2) Recording data from a USB GPS device
3) Moves images from CF memory to a USB memory stick
The software is written, but we are facing several technical issues that need to be resolved to successful run the software.
The e-Box runs as an embedded computer with no monitor, keyboard or mouse. Power can be cut to the e-Box at any time. In order to save data (images & GPS) we need to write it to the USB memory stick. We have observed, since power can be cut at any time, that we cannot store data on the bootable CF since Puppy seems to only preserve its file system when properly shutdown.
Another effect of unexpectedly cutting power is that Puppy does not always boot X-Windows. Our custom software start-up scripts are in /root/.xinitrc and when X-Windows doesn't boot, our software doesn't start.
We've tried putting the start-up scripts in /etc/rc.d/rc.local, however, software run from that file does not mount the USB memory stick.
We are looking for a Puppy Linux expert that can help us configure the OS so our software reliably runs upon after power-offs and boot-ups. We have recently won a contract to deliver an alpha system based on the e-Box and can pay for your expertise and consulting services.
Please contact me at email@example.com if you'd like to help.
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Posted: Thu 04 Oct 2007, 08:39
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I'm wondering if the problem is related to filesystem damage and/or corruption when the power goes off - what you might call an improper shutdown?
It will probably run e2fsk (the e2 filesystem check-and-repair utility) but I have a gut feeling that it will stop at the prompt automatically at that point, not running X.
I have seen this identical situation many times on copying a pup_save.2fs or pup_save.3fs file to create a backup to do experimental work on a known configuration. The first time you boot to it, it tells you that it crashed last time you ran it, and asks you if you want to run Xorgwizard again.
I'm not the right person to ask to help you troubleshoot it, but that info may be enough to get a guru to scratch their heads and work a solution out for you
Best of luck, mate,
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Location: Southampton, UK
Posted: Thu 04 Oct 2007, 15:35
Post subject: Re: Embedded Puppy controls ethernet camera, records on USB
Subject description: Does not always boot into X after power failure. Reward for solution
QLeap wrote:
Another effect of unexpectedly cutting power is that Puppy does not always boot X-Windows. Our custom software start-up scripts are in /root/.xinitrc and when X-Windows doesn't boot, our software doesn't start.
This is a feature, it is designed to stop a crash - reboot - crash... cycle if an invalid xorg.conf causes a crash, though its not very helpful in your situation.
There is a flag file /etc.XLOADED that only gets reset when X is shutdown properly. When xwin runs on boot it checks for the present of this file and reads its contents.
Your problem should be solved by simply adding
rm -f /etc/.XLOADED
to rc.local
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Posted: Thu 04 Oct 2007, 22:14
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Actually, we already worked this out. Starting X wasn't even needed, but the USB was only working right after running .xinitrc. He got that fixed with Raffy's help. Then I told him how to force the tmpfs to be copied whenever he wants, so it could be run whenever data needs to be "insured".
I don't know if I'm allowed to reveal what the project is about, but it's pretty cool
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Posted: Thu 04 Oct 2007, 22:34
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Pizzasgood wrote:
Actually, we already worked this out.
And I hope you received your reward. Other than knowing that you did good
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Posted: Thu 04 Oct 2007, 23:27
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Yep. I would have gotten more, but I was pretty busy (two tests that week) so Raffy beat me to the USB fix (something about running delayedrun and sleeping afterwards).
Oh well
Between depriving a man of one hour from his life and depriving him of his life there exists only a difference of degree. --Muad'Dib
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Location: Manila
Posted: Fri 05 Oct 2007, 09:31
Post subject: lots of possibilities
Hey, so Pizza responded to the call. I had no idea that other members responded to this.
His system has a number of possible improvements, for example, the use of ext2 partition in the CF drive, but in the end, what was important to him was preventing the loading of the X server.
It was quite frustrating for him, as all forum advice told him that X was not needed to mount the USB, but in 2.13, USB detection had been transferred to .xinitrc, placed in another file named "delayedrun".
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Location: Lincolnshire, England
Posted: Fri 02 Nov 2007, 00:19
Post subject: restarting X
Hi there, glad to see puppy being used in some more commercial projects.
With regards to starting X I believe I may have (been helped considerably to) come up with a solution, have a look
and in the links within that post. I seem to think however that when puppy is booted with no monitor, it seems to think there is a different monitor plugged in and re-runs the xorgwizard at bootup. You might try starting the computer with no monitor and waiting until the bootup script has computed (IDE drive light has stopped blinking), then plugging in the monitor and setting up the monitor, that way the auto-hardware detect/profiler will automatically load that monitor when it detects there isnt one present from then on. You can use the same pup_save file to transfer between machines. Your best bet might be to hack the xorgwizard script to always use xvesa as I think this works for almost every monitor/card setup.
With regards to writing to a flash drive, you may find that as a solution this doesnt work well as, unless you have a very expensive flash drive, flash drives only have the capacity for a limited number of writes. If you are working with intruder systems then you will obviously be concerned with the computer capturing the last image before whoever it is cuts the power lines? You might be better off with a small laptop hard disk attached to a USB caddy, or possible even one of
. I own one and its been great so far. Pretty good price per gigabyte too.
Another script you might want to take a look at (recently discovered) is the /etc/sbin/savepuppyd. This handles the automatic saving of data onto flash, but like I say you may be better off with a micro hard drive.
Its also possible, with a web connection to "monitor" the camera by setting up a simple http (read web) server, that way with the correct permissions a person can log into the machine and view the camera.
Interesting project, let me know if I can be of any help. Great Britain (where Im from) apparently has half of the worlds cameras!
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Posted: Sat 03 Nov 2007, 00:26
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Actually, the power being cut refers to the operator cutting the power, not a crook. Actually, given how this is going to be used it would be very entertaining to watch a crook attempting to disable the device, without not doing what he wanted to avoid being recorded doing.
If I understood everything correctly, there isn't even a way for the user to turn it off nicely, short of bringing his own keyboard and jacking in. Otherwise, I assume it's wired through a standard toggle switch that you just flip. Either that, or the current dies automatically when the engine turns off.
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Posted: Sat 03 Nov 2007, 12:08
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is some info about converting a pup_save.2fs file into ext3 format, ext3 has better handling of power cuts?
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Posted: Sun 04 Nov 2007, 00:28
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Well, it's running in mode 13, which means that the drive is only written to periodically. Then it was customized so that whenever it takes a picture it forces the drive to update. So theoretically there shouldn't be any issues unless it's turned off right after taking a picture, during the writing process.
Ext3 wouldn't hurt though.
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Nightfright is the nineteenth episode of the first season of Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated.
Shaggy wins a contest to have dinner with the actor Vincent Van Ghoul, but while Shaggy and Scooby visit, four monsters invade the mansion.
Shaggy and Scooby are watching a Vincent Van Ghoul movie containing zombies. As the door bell rings, the Vincent Van Ghoul character had just turned into a zombie. They answer the door and Vincent is standing in front of them.
It takes the duo a little while to realize that he's not a zombie and that he's the real Vincent Van Ghoul. He claims that they won the essay competition about having dinner with Vincent. They both seem pretty pleased, but Vincent explains that only them and an Eskimo ever sent anything in.
Vincent takes them to his house in his car, which is actually a hearse. The house has many special effects including sprinklers that give the feeling that it's raining. When they enter, they are astonished to find a large and wealthy-looking house. Vincent plays a small tune on the piano and the whole place locks up. He then invites them to sit down for a meal.
While eating, Vincent talks of eyes watching him all the time and that he believes creatures are lurking in the shadows, ready to attack him. Suddenly the Mutant Bee, one of Vincent's movie monsters, appears. Shaggy, Scooby and Vincent run from the dining room. Another monster, Dr. Phobos appears near the stairwell. They head towards the front door and Prof. Jantzen appears. Shaggy reaches the wooden door away, but realizes that a metal barrier is blocking their way. Another creature, unknown to Scooby, Shaggy or Vincent himself, arrives and takes down each monster in turn. The creature claims that it is Nightfright. It then flies away.
After a bit of panicking and the piano tune not working, Vincent confesses that the creatures were just actors for scaring them, but Nightfright was real. He calls for help through a secret camera installed into a statue. It turns out that the whole thing was being filmed. Two production people stand behind the screen arguing that Vincent isn't following the script properly. Shaggy and Scooby say to the camera for them to call Mystery Incorporated for help.
Nightfright appears again, and Vincent brings Shaggy and Scooby down a passage that leads to the library. There they are trapped. Vincent brings down bars from the roof of the entrance and Nightfright is unable to break through them.
Velma receives a phone call from the production people. She calls Fred who is about to have a meal at The Bloody Stake with Daphne. He says to Daphne about Shaggy and Scooby being trapped and that they must leave. Having waited long enough without eating, Daphne angrily sighs.
Back at the house, Nightfright is breaking through the bars and he chases Scooby, Shaggy and Vincent up some carpeted stairs. The rest of Mystery Incorporated arrive and find two underground pipes that lead from a power block into the house. They use this to enter the place. When attacking, Nightfright stumbles from the top of the stairs to the ground and then disappears as the mystery gang arrive.
Vincent leads them to his room where Nightfright has chased them to. Fred, Shaggy and Scooby barricade the door. While thinking of a plan, Daphne has a look at a few abandoned scripts, one reading "Scream! Scream! Time for you to die." They realize that this is what Nightfright had been saying to them. Vincent explains that he was offered the role of Nightfright. Fred finally thinks up a trap.
Vincent, Shaggy and Scooby walk out of the room as bait. Nightfright appears once again, but this time, Vincent becomes brave and acts as if the creature is just an annoyance and not scary at all. They walk down the stairs and then back up, and Nightfright doesn't give up. They return to Vincent's room where they trap the creature. Vincent says that he was actually really scared.
Nightfright turns out to be Argus Fentonpoof, the assistant of the production team, but also the writer of Nightfright himself. He wanted revenge on Vincent for rewriting his script and making it better. Argus was of course, forgotten about and wasn't to help write anything else.
The executive producer of the show appears and explains that this show was brilliant. For the first time, the culprit thanked the meddling kids because he now had publicity. Sitting at Vincent's dining table (in which a starved Daphne pigs out like only Shaggy and Scooby could do), the executive producer asks if the gang would like to be part of their own show, but they refuse. At the very end, they all share a creepy laugh.
Main characters:
Supporting characters:
- Vincent Van Ghoul (first full appearance)
- Bill Buntman (single appearance)
- Paige Kruller (single appearance)
- Harry Shneste-Boysen (single appearance)
- Nightfright (single appearance)(Argus Fentonpoof's disguise)
- Argus Fentonpoof (single appearance)(redeemed)
Other characters:
- Weena (single appearance)(TV or computer screen)
- Miss Vampire Waitress
- Professor Jantzen actor (single appearance)(no lines)(disguise)
- Mutant Bee actor (single appearance)(no lines)(disguise)
- Dr. Phobos actor (single appearance)(no lines)(disguise)
- Newscaster (TV or computer screen)
- Vincent Van Ghoul's umbrella
- Chandelier
- Fondue
- None
|Argus Fentonpoof as Nightfright
|For revenge at losing his opportunity to make a movie.
- Harry Shneste-Boysen suggested to Mystery Inc. that they could have their own TV show based on them travelling around solving mysteries and trapping monsters, a similar plot to various incarnations of the franchise (and thus breaking the fourth wall). However, Boysen later stated "Who the heck would watch that?" after the gang disliked his idea.
- Digital streaming of the episode incorrectly lists it as "Night Fright".
Cultural references
- There are many references to Vincent Price's work in this episode:
- Mutant Bee parodies The Fly.
- The Repellant Dr. Phobos parodies The Abominable Dr. Phibes (starring Vincent Price).
- Prof. Jantzen in Castle of Gummy Discharge is like Prof. Jarrod in House of Wax.
- One of the waiters at the Bloody Stake looks identical in appearance to Isaac Washington, the bartender on The Love Boat.
- According to voice actor David Juskow, Harry Shneste-Boysen is an impersonation of comedian Rodney Dangerfield.[1]
Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities
- Vincent plays the security code on his organ. A while later, he plays it again, but it is much shorter.
- When sitting at the dining table with Vincent, Scooby is closer to the end of the table. After Vincent has stood up, Shaggy is closer to end of the table.
- Right before Vincent opens the door to find the Mutant Bee, Scooby's dog tag initials SD are backwards.
In other languages
|Notte Terrorizzante
| Τρόμος της Νύχτας
| Terror of the Night
|Susto da Noite
|Fright of the Night
Home media
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season One, Part 2 - Crystal Cove Curse DVD set released by Warner Home Video on January 24, 2012.
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: The Complete Season 1 DVD set released by Warner Home Video on October 8, 2013.
- Scooby-Doo! Mystères associés: L'intégrale de la saison 1 (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: The entirety of season 1) DVD set released by Warner Home Video on October 3, 2012.
Shaggy: Your chariot's a hearse?
Vincent Van Ghoul: This way, it's a secret passage. I had it built so I could scare my guests. And get to the kitchen faster.
Nightfright: I am Nightfright. Scream, scream! Time for you to die.
Daphne: We can't stay in here the rest of our lives. We have to capture it.
Argus Fentonpoof: None of this would have happened without you meddling kids. Thanks!
- ↑ Juskow, David (March 10, 2020). "It sure is and that's pretty much all I got when they ask me to do stuff. :)". Twitter. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
External links
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A generous layer of sauteed vegetables adds fresh garden flavor to this moist, meatless casserole from Wendy McGowan of Fontana, California. Try it for brunch, lunch or dinner.
Total TimePrep: 20 min. Bake: 30 min.
Makes2 servings
- 1/2 cup sliced zucchini
- 1/3 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
- 1/3 cup chopped onion
- 2 teaspoons canola oil
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley or 1-1/2 teaspoons dried parsley flakes
- 3/4 teaspoon minced fresh basil or 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
- 2-3/4 cups cubed bread
- 1/2 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup 2% milk
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1 plum tomato, seeded and chopped
- In a small skillet, saute the zucchini, mushrooms and onion in oil until tender; drain. Stir in parsley and basil.
- In an 8x4-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray, layer half of the bread cubes and mozzarella cheese. Top with vegetables and remaining bread and cheese. In a small bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, salt and pepper. Pour over cheese. Sprinkle with tomato.
- Cover and bake at 350° for 20 minutes. Uncover; bake 10-15 minutes longer or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand for 5 minutes before cutting.
Nutrition Facts1 piece: 371 calories, 17g fat (6g saturated fat), 234mg cholesterol, 785mg sodium, 33g carbohydrate (9g sugars, 3g fiber), 20g protein.
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A nice healthy simple dish for 2. Once the summer Farmer's Market gets going, I will probably make again, adding more fresh veggies. Also, since my son-in-law is vegetarian, I will double the recipe when he and my daughter are in town.
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